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Sheriff's Report

Posted:
04/03/2013 01:00:00 AM MDT

21-Mar-13: Deputies were notified that Viaero Wireless had called W-Y Communications and stated that one of the towers had lost power and they believed that the copper was being stolen. Upon the Deputies arrival, the generator was running indicating that the auxiliary power was running. The fencing on the east side of the building was cut and pushed aside. Cable was taken from the YW Electric Pole to the Viaero building outlet. This case is still under investigation.
21-Mar-13: Deputies assisted the Longmont Police Department and Colorado State Patrol in regards to a missing juvenile. The male had been taken in early July 2012 by his father, Monty Turner. Mr. Turner and the boy were located at a residence south of Akron. The child was removed from his father without incident and taken to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. His mother arrived later with a Detective from the Longmont Police Department. Mr. Turner was not arrested as he had been granted parental visitation.
21-Mar-13: Deputies investigated a possible telephone harassment in the Town of Otis.
22-Mar-13: Deputies were contacted by Kevin Gebauer that stated he thought someone was in his house. Deputies searched the house and outside areas and found no one.
22-Mar-13: Deputies were dispatched to the Arickaree School concerning a dog bite. The student had a minor injury. The owner of the dog, Leslie Lindauer, verified that all shots were current and agreed to home quarantine the dog for the required ten days.

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There were no citations issued.
22-Mar-13: Pam Stoltz reported to Deputies that someone had tampered with her vehicle.
27-Mar-13: Clifford Travis and Garrett Carman came to the Sheriff's Office to report that a suspected thief was active in the Arickaree area. Travis and Carman were removing scrap metal from Travis' property when the subject drove onto the property and was surprised to find Carman present. They also reported that on an earlier date, someone had entered the unoccupied house put holes in the walls to access and pull out "all the copper wiring". The estimated cost for the damage to the walls and the loss of copper wiring is approximately $1500. This case is still under investigation
27-Mar-13: After contacting Garland Slaughter for speeding, Deputies arrested Mr. Slaughter on the charge of Driving when license under restraint: suspended. Mr. Slaughter is being held on $2000 bond.
28-Mar-13: Transportation Deputies arrested Humberto Yanez-Escalante on a warrant issued out of Washington County. Mr. Yanez-Escalante was transported from the El Paso Detention Center and is being held on $10,000 bond.
Citations:
3/26/2013: GASSER, PEARL, age 89, 100 BLK MAIN, Limitations on backing.
3/27/2013: SLAUGHTER, GARLAND, age 55, 1ST & BENT, Drove Motor/Off Highway Vehicle When License Under Restraint: Suspended and Speeding (10-19 MPH Over Prima Facie Limit*).